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The Middle Episodes on ABC

2009, TV Show

Seasons:

1
- Average Rules (Original Airdate May 19, 2010)
- Signals (Original Airdate May 12, 2010)
- Mother's Day (Original Airdate May 5, 2010)
- Worry Duty (Original Airdate Apr 28, 2010)
- TV or Not TV (Original Airdate Apr 14, 2010)
- The Final Four (Original Airdate Mar 31, 2010)
- The Fun House (Original Airdate Mar 24, 2010)
- The Break-up (Original Airdate Mar 10, 2010)
- The Bee (Original Airdate Mar 3, 2010)
- Valentine's Day (Original Airdate Feb 10, 2010)
- The Yelling (Original Airdate Feb 3, 2010)
- The Interview (Original Airdate Jan 13, 2010)
- The Jeans (Original Airdate Jan 6, 2010)
- The Neighbor (Original Airdate Jan 6, 2010)
- Christmas (Original Airdate Dec 9, 2009)
- Siblings (Original Airdate Dec 2, 2009)
- Thanksgiving (Original Airdate Nov 25, 2009)
- The Scratch (Original Airdate Nov 18, 2009)
- The Front Door (Original Airdate Nov 4, 2009)
- The Block Party (Original Airdate Oct 28, 2009)
- The Trip (Original Airdate Oct 21, 2009)
- The Floating Anniversary (Original Airdate Oct 14, 2009)
- The Cheerleader (Original Airdate Oct 7, 2009)
- Pilot (Original Airdate Sep 30, 2009)
2
- Back to Summer (Original Airdate May 25, 2011)
- The Bridge (Original Airdate May 18, 2011)
- The Prom (Original Airdate May 11, 2011)
- Mother's Day II (Original Airdate May 4, 2011)
- Royal Wedding (Original Airdate Apr 20, 2011)
- The Legacy (Original Airdate Apr 13, 2011)
- Spring Cleaning (Original Airdate Mar 23, 2011)
- The Math Class (Original Airdate Mar 2, 2011)
- Hecks on a plane (Original Airdate Feb 23, 2011)
- Friends, Lies and Videotape (Original Airdate Feb 16, 2011)
- Valentine's Day II (Original Airdate Feb 9, 2011)
- Super Sunday (Original Airdate Jan 19, 2011)
- The Big Chill (Original Airdate Jan 12, 2011)
- Taking Back the House (Original Airdate Jan 5, 2011)
- A Simple Christmas (Original Airdate Dec 8, 2010)
- Thanksgiving II (Original Airdate Nov 24, 2010)
- Errand Boy (Original Airdate Nov 17, 2010)
- A Birthday Story (Original Airdate Nov 3, 2010)
- Halloween (Original Airdate Oct 27, 2010)
- Foreign Exchange (Original Airdate Oct 20, 2010)
- The Quarry (Original Airdate Oct 13, 2010)
- The Diaper Incident (Original Airdate Oct 6, 2010)
- Homecoming (Original Airdate Sep 29, 2010)
- Back to School (Original Airdate Sep 22, 2010)
3
- The Wedding (Original Airdate May 23, 2012)
- The Telling (Original Airdate May 16, 2012)
- The Clover (Original Airdate May 9, 2012)
- The Guidance Counselor (Original Airdate May 2, 2012)
- Get Your Business Done (Original Airdate Apr 11, 2012)
- The Paper Route (Original Airdate Mar 14, 2012)
- Leap Year (Original Airdate Feb 29, 2012)
- The Sit Down (Original Airdate Feb 22, 2012)
- The Concert (Original Airdate Feb 15, 2012)
- Valentine's Day III (Original Airdate Feb 8, 2012)
- Hecking It Up (Original Airdate Jan 18, 2012)
- The Map (Original Airdate Jan 11, 2012)
- Year of the Hecks (Original Airdate Jan 4, 2012)
- A Christmas Gift (Original Airdate Dec 7, 2011)
- Thanksgiving III (Original Airdate Nov 23, 2011)
- The Play (Original Airdate Nov 16, 2011)
- Heck's Best Thing (Original Airdate Nov 2, 2011)
- Halloween II (Original Airdate Oct 26, 2011)
- Bad Choices (Original Airdate Oct 19, 2011)
- The Test (Original Airdate Oct 12, 2011)
- Major Changes (Original Airdate Oct 5, 2011)
- Hecking Order (Original Airdate Sep 28, 2011)
- Forced Family Fun (Original Airdate Sep 21, 2011)
- Forced Family Fun (Original Airdate Sep 21, 2011)
4
- The Graduation (Original Airdate May 22, 2013)
- The Ditch (Original Airdate May 15, 2013)
- Hallelujah Hoedown (Original Airdate May 8, 2013)
- From Orson With Love (Original Airdate May 1, 2013)
- Dollar Days (Original Airdate Apr 10, 2013)
- The Bachelor (Original Airdate Apr 3, 2013)
- The Name (Original Airdate Mar 28, 2013)
- Wheel of Pain (Original Airdate Feb 27, 2013)
- Winners and Losers (Original Airdate Feb 20, 2013)
- Valentine's Day IV (Original Airdate Feb 13, 2013)
- The Smile (Original Airdate Feb 6, 2013)
- The Friend (Original Airdate Jan 23, 2013)
- One Kid at a Time (Original Airdate Jan 16, 2013)
- Life Skills (Original Airdate Jan 9, 2013)
- Twenty Years (Original Airdate Dec 12, 2012)
- Christmas Help (Original Airdate Dec 5, 2012)
- Thanksgiving IV (Original Airdate Nov 14, 2012)
- The Safe (Original Airdate Nov 7, 2012)
- Halloween III: The Driving (Original Airdate Oct 24, 2012)
- The Hose (Original Airdate Oct 17, 2012)
- Bunny Therapy (Original Airdate Oct 10, 2012)
- The Second Act (Original Airdate Oct 3, 2012)
- Last Whiff of Summer (Original Airdate Sep 26, 2012)
- Last Whiff of Summer (Original Airdate Sep 26, 2012)

The Middle Episode: "A Simple Christmas"

Season 2, Episode 10

Episode Synopsis: Frankie's parents Tag (Jerry Van Dyke) and Pat (Marsha Mason) visit for Christmas, which doesn't thrill Mike, and they clash with the Hecks over Frankie's idea on how to celebrate the holiday---sans gifts. Original Air Date: Dec 8, 2010

Guest Cast Jerry Van Dyke: Tag Spence David Chandler: Derrick Glassner Frances Bay: Aunt Ginney Marsha Mason: Pat Spence

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A Simple Christmas

Season 2, Episode 10
The Hecks countdown the 12 days of Christmas with Frankie's parents, Pat (guest star MARSHA...
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Length: 54:59
Aired: 12/8/2010
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Premiered: September 30, 2009, on ABC

Rating: TV-PG

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Premise: A slapstick sitcom about a working-class family in the U.S. heartland follows the daily strife of frazzled mom Frankie who, alongside her husband, raises their three kids, the youngest being an outcast at school because of his unusual behavior.

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Patricia Heaton Frankie Heck	Neil Flynn Mike Heck
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2009, TV Show

The Middle Episode: "A Simple Christmas"

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